No one should have expected Jimmy Fallon to go tough on Trump. That was Letterman’s job

September 16, 2016 3:01 PM

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Anyone who expected Jimmy Fallon to go tough on Donald Trump during last night’s interview clearly hasn’t been watching “The Tonight Show.” Fallon is nothing more than free advertising for his celebrity guests. They come on, they play silly games, they act like good sports and they’re rewarded: The clips go viral and viewers marvel at how down-to-earth this or that A-list star is.

“I want to ask you, because the next time I see you, you could be the president of the United States,” Fallon said to The Donald during the show. “I wanted to know if there was something we could do that’s not presidential really …”